H. Res. 23 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

January 15, 2013. 

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 152) making supplemental appropriations for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 

All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 

not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 

order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature 

of a substitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as 
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read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

on Rules. After disposition of such amendments, the Chair 

shall put the question on the amendment in the nature of a 

substitute. 

SEC. 2. If the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 

accompanying this resolution is not adopted, the Committee 

shall rise and report that it has come to no resolution on the 

bill. If the amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted, the amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment. No further amendment shall be in order except the 

amendments printed in part C of the report of the Committee 

on Rules. At the conclusion of consideration of the amendments printed in part C of the report of the Committee on 

Rules, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 

House with such amendments as may have been adopted. 

Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on 

any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to 

the bill, to the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules, or to 

amendment number 1 printed in part C of the report of the 
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Committee on Rules. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final 

passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 3. Each amendment printed in part B and part C 

of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

resolution may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 

time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

amendment (except as specified in the report), and shall not 

be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 

House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

against such amendments are waived. 

SEC. 4. In the engrossment of H.R. 152, the Clerk 

shall— 

(a) add the text of H.R. 219, as passed by the House, 

as new matter at the end of H.R. 152; 

(b) conform the title of H.R. 152 to reflect the addition 

of the text of H.R. 219, as passed by the House, to the engrossment; 

(c) assign appropriate designations to provisions within 

the engrossment; 
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(d) conform cross-references and provisions for short titles within the engrossment. 

Attest: 

Clerk.